superhet

American  

[soo-per-het] / ˌsu pərˈhɛt /

adjective

Radio Informal.

1. superheterodyne.

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superhet British  

/ ˈsuːpəˌhɛt /

noun

1. See superheterodyne receiver

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Etymology

Origin of superhet

First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening

Example Sentences

It uses parts of “Popcorn Superhet Receiver,” making it ineligible for an Oscar, but adds some new music that helps render the film’s pressure-cooker atmosphere as something seductive.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2022

Mr. Greenwood’s own score for the movie “There Will Be Blood,” for example, features his “Popcorn Superhet Receiver,” a work directly inspired by the Hiroshima threnody.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2020

He wrote “Popcorn Superhet Receiver” by playing many of its expansive tone clusters on the viola, then manipulating those notes in Pro Tools, creating an orchestra of Jonny Greenwoods.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2012

Since late September, the debut recording of Jonny Greenwood’s first large-scale orchestral work, “Popcorn Superhet Receiver,” has been available as part of a solid overall disc from the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2011